Tuesday, 14 June 2005
Vote: Bills β Overseas Investment Bill
β Second Reading
π³οΈ That the Overseas Investment Bill be now read a second time
Moved by
Judith Tizard
(New Zealand Labour Party β Member for Auckland Central)
PETER BROWN (Deputy LeaderβNZ First): I think Labour played a bit of a cruel hoax on that member. It did not advise him which bill was on the Order Paper. New Zealand is a low-wage economy, on a worldwide scale. Mark Peck: I blame the poms for... Read more β
β Passed by a narrow margin
(61 Ayes β 54 Noes β 5 Absent)
Hansard didn't name individual MPs for this vote, only how each party voted overall, so
there's no per-member breakdown to show here.
ποΈ Party breakdown
| Party | Aye | No |
|---|---|---|
| ACT New Zealand | 0 | 7 |
| Green Party | 0 | 7 |
| MΔori Party | 0 | 1 |
| New Zealand First | 0 | 13 |
| New Zealand Labour | 51 | 0 |
| New Zealand National | 0 | 26 |
| Progressive | 2 | 0 |
| United Future | 8 | 0 |